My tall boy and his sons. Are they P. erubescens? These outrageous fellas were some of my first plants and have been extremely tolerant of me as I’ve learned to take care of them over the past 4 or 5 years by doing no research and running purely on vibes. I want to do better by them and see if I can get one to flower!
Despite my neglect, these guys have achieved quite a lot of height. In fact, they won’t stop. I have stacking moss poles from Amazon, and I’m not a fan. They’re difficult to keep damp to encourage the aerial roots, and they lean terribly despite being buried deep and reinforced with bamboo. However I think it’d be a huge pain to replace them. Tall boy unfortunately is due to be chopped and propped soon as he is about 7 feet tall, so I’ll get a fresh start with those babies at least. I think I’d like to get the kind stuffed with actual sphagnum moss. Any hot tips for moss poling are appreciated. Thanks gang!
by not-a-fish-1487
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I think those are coir poles. They’re more for support, as like you said, they’re super difficult to keep moist. If you’re looking for a moss pole to encourage root growth into the pole, an actual moss pole (with sphagnum moss) would be a better choice.
My Pothos do well with that type of moss pole but my Philodendrons do better with the moss poles that I can fill with sphagnum moss. The philodendron will get it’s air roots in it and it really helps with growth.
These are philodendron imperial greens. I have had one flower before. Just give them more light, fertilizer and a big pot!
I agree, those coir poles aren’t great. I just use those square wooden stakes from the hardware store for my big climbers
Sydney plant guy on YouTube has all the information you could ever need about moss poles. These poles are great for like a monstera deliciosa but the small roots of a Philly need moss or 70% ambient humidity to root on whatever.